Sanitary case



CrA. GREENE.

SANITARY CASE. APPLICATION FILED APR. 12. 1919.

Patented Apr. 12

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WITNESSES INVENTOR c/mru'srz elm-N:

- ATTORNEYS CHARLES A. GREENE,

OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SANITARY oAsE.

.Specifidatiorrof Letters-Patent. Pat tedA 1 unpplication filedApril-12, 1919. Serial No. 289,535.

To all whom/it may concern: Y

Be it known that LCHARLES A. GRnENn, a. citizen of the United States,and a res dent of the cityof New York,.borough of Manhattan,-county ofNew York, and State Of New York, haveinvented a new and ImprovedSanitaryCase, of which the followingis a full, clear, and exactdescriptlon.

This invention relates to a new and 1mproved sanitary and instrumentcase and is particularly adapted for use asa chiropodist case, but,it isunderstood that vlt-may be used for other purposes.

One of the objects of this invention is to provide a case of'the abovecharacter compactly and conveniently arranged to carry receptaclesof'va'rious forms andsizes so constructed that the various parts carriedthereinare readily accessible, such parts including an instrument caseand contents,

sterilizing apparatus, and suitable bandage and cotton receptacles.

A further object is .to provide ina case of this characteria means "toaccommodate receptacles-of various forms and sizes, sald means-beingreadilyadjusted or removed 'to facilitate the cleaning OfuSa/ld case.

A further object'is to provide a means withinthe case whichis adapted'topermit the ready replacement and use'of instru: ments of varying shapesand-sizes, and of This construction also facilitates the cleaning of thecase.

Still another object. is to provide a -c ollapsible sterilizer supportsuitably carried by the case and so constructed that 1 when not inuse,it may =be+folded to;oc cupy a minimum space and be moved lnslde the.main 'case body.

' A furtherobjetzt of this invention is to provide a' means in aninstrument case which may function as a sanitary bottom therefor,anduwhich may be withdrawnto .serve as a table ments.

or support for the instru- Other objects andadvantages will be apparentfrom the accompanying drawings and-the'followingidescription of one ofthe preferred formsof this-invention.

Similar characters of reference deslgnate whereln Figure 1' is aperspective view showing the box in an open position and the sterilizingreceptacle in proper position upon mg means therebelow.

Fig. 2 is fan end sectionalview of the case in a closed position showingthe relativeposition and arrangement ofithe :variousparts carriedthereby.

the folding support therefor with the'heat- Fig. 3 is abroken sectionalview ,of'one corner showing the removable partitions and the supportingbrackets therefor.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the slidable supporting bracket for thepartitions.

In the drawings showing one of the preferred forms of this,inventionfthe main outer case portion may be made of any suitablesubstantial material, and comprisestwo end pieces 1, 2, connected by abottom 3 and a back 4, therebeing provided a "front 5 hinged at itslower edge at'6 'to" the front edge 7 of the bottom. "A .cover 8 havingdownwardly extendingxside portions 1, 2',

4 and15, adapted'tofit overthetopedges .of the corresponding portions ofthe main case body, is hinged at 9 to'theitop-edge of the back 4andisprovided at the 'front with a catch 10 to engage a=lock 11, carriedby the hinged front 5. Ahandle 12 is suitably secured to-the top ofthe=cover.

Removably carried inside of the caseiis a suitable sanitaryliningcomposed of a suitable asepticlmateriahsuch for example as porcelain,glass or any suitable metals or any other material which maybe removedand cleansed. The said lining comprises theremo'vable bottom 13,'theends Hand 15 andthe back l6',;the upper edge of said end members l landguides 15.

As a means of carrying instruments there is carried on the inner side ofthe hinged front 5 'aninstru-ment case comprising upi.

15 being positioned by wardly projecting frame members 17 and 18 spacedand secured by a connecting member 17, and other connecting portions '19spaced fromthe bottom member 17 a suiiicient distance to slidablyreceive a removable sanitary bottom 24;, which also rmay be th'atwhenwithdrawn, in the direction in vmade of any suitablematerial ashabov'estated, said bottom belng so arranged so from its closed position, itmay be used as a table for the instruments. A suitable cover 22 for theinstrument case, having downwardly extending side portions 22, iscarried by a hinged connection 23"at the top edge of one of the upwardlyextending side portions 17 of the lower portion of the instrument case.

As a means of permitting the ready removal or replacement of instrumentsand to facilitate the cleaning of the instrument case, there areprovided removable racks 20 having openings therein to properlyaccommodate suitable instruments, said racks 20 being slidably carriedin spaced guides 21 carried by the upwardly extending side portions 17,18. As a means ofpermitting the use of receptacles of varying sizes andin order to facilitate the cleaning of the case, there are providedremovable partitions 25 extending longitudinally of the lower portion ofthe case, slidably carried in suitable brackets, one preferred formherein shown having a grooved portion 27 formed by projecting sideportions 27, projecting from an end portion 26, which slidably receivesthe parti tion members 25, said bracket being provided at its lower edgewith an extenc ing base portion 28 adapted to fit under the bottomlining 13, to be adjustably moved along the edge thereof carrying theends of the partitioning member therewith to accommodate receptacles ofvarying sizes. A receptacle is shown clotted in Fig. 1 indicating theposition of the receptacle when used.

In the upper portion of the case there is provided as a means ofcarrying bandages or other material, a rectangularshaped receptacle ortray 29 having a suitable bottom and connecting side portions, saidreceptacle extending substantially throughout the entire length andbreadth of the upper part of the case and having a cover 30 havingclownwardly projecting side portions, said cover being hinged to the topedge of one of the sides at 30. The main tray portion 29 is hinged at 31to the top edge of one of the Side members 4 of the case. As a means ofmoving the tray to a substantially upright position in order that accessmay be had to the inner part of the case, an arm 49 is pivotally carriedon the bottom of the tray at 49 so that when the tray is raised, the armwill assume the position indicated in Fig. 1 and hold the tray in araised position, and to lower the tray the arm is moved to the positionindicated by the dotted line.

As a means of carrying cotton, there is also provided another receptacle32 suitably supported beneath the bottom of the tray 29 carried in asubstantially central position with reference to the main case portionand at one end thereof, this position serving to conserve the spacewithin the case and permit the positioning of the instrument casecarried by the hinged cover within 1 the main case. The cottonreceptacle is provided with a hinged cover 33 and a relatively smallopening 33 through which the cotton may be taken. This requires butlittle exposure of the cotton and hence keeps it in a clean and sanitarycondition. Bind ing posts 29' and 29 are carried insulated from the trayso that if desired, a sultable medical coil may be connected thereto. Asuitable catch 34 carried at one of the lower corners of the traymemberis provided, and has a projecting end portion adapted to engage asuitable opening 35, in one of the projecting side portions 17 of thecover 22 of the instrument case, so as to hold the front of the case ina closed position, so that if for any reason the lock and catch 10 and11 should be disengaged by holding the handle 12, the hook 34 engagingthe opening 35 would hold the front in a closed position and thusprevent the material within the box from falling therefrom.

A simple and compact collapsible sterilizing support is hinged at 36near one end of the hinged front cover, said support comprising a base37 and standards 38 and 39 hinged at each end 36 and 40 of said base 37in such manner that when the sterilizer is not in use, and when it isdesired to close the front of the case, the standards 38 and 39 arefolded, in the direction indicated by the arrows, upon the base 37, andsaid base is then moved to a vertical position normal to the cover, itthen being in a position to be moved-within the main case when the frontis moved to a closed position, it being understood that before this isdone the cover 22 of the case will be closed and the slidable bottom 24will be moved within the instrument case. As before stated, when thehinged front is moved to a closed position, the hook member 34 will enage the opening 35 in the side portions 1 The upper endof the foldingstandards 38 and 39 has a contracted portion'39' adapted to engage apositioning slot formed bythe band 42 carried at each end of a fluidreceptacle or sterilizer 41. The said receptacle or sterilizer is thusseen to be removably carried at the upper end'of the standards 38 and39, which are shown as being of a substantially rectangular form of alength equal to approximately that of the base 37 of the collapsiblesupport. A removable top 44, having downwardly projecting side portions,is provided for the sterilizer, said top being provided with an opening46 having a sliding cover 47 therefor, said opening being used to insertthe instruments therethrough intothe sterilizing liquid; Other openings48 are provided in which are carried other suitable receptacles 48,which may be used to hold chemicals.

As a means of heating the liquid within the sterilizer 41, there isprovided a fuel chamber '43 carried between the standards 38 and 39onthe base 37 of the collapsible the chamber 43 may be placed within thesterilizer 41 and thus conserve space when the sterilizer is placedwithin the main case and thus placed adaiacent the partition members, asshown in ig. 2.

As a means of heating the fluid Within the sterilizer 41, there isprovided a Wick or burner 50 at the top of the fuel chamber 43. As ameans of holding the top of the main case in a substantially uprightposition,

there is provided eyelets 51, 52, carried by the top 8 and end portion 1respectively, there being fastened to one of said eyelets one end of aconnector 53, there being provided at the other end a hook 54 adapted toengage the eyelet 51 carried by the cover to properly position the top.

It is thus apparent that by this compact and convenient arrangement ofparts within the case, when closed, the space in the case is effectivelyutilized, and, when the case is open for use the parts are so positionedand moved as to be readily accessible.

It is to be noted that the bandage tray and cotton receptacle, thesterilizer, the collapsible support therefor and adjustable brackets arepreferably made of sheet metal, but any suitable material may be usedtherefor.

While but one preferred form of the invention has here been shown,certain changes and modifications thereof may be made without departingfrom the spirit and scope of this invention.

Having thus described. my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is as follows:

1. A sanitary case comprising a box-like structure and including a fronthinged at one edge thereof, an instrument case carried by one side ofsaid front, removable instrument racks therefor, a sterilizer and acollapsible sterilizer support therefor hinged at one side of saidfront, said support including a base member and upwardly projectingstandards hinged at .each end thereof. v

2. A chiropodist case comprising a boxlike structure including a fronthinged at one of its edges, removable instrument racks carried therebyand a collapsible sterilizer support hinged at one side of said front,said support including a base and upwardly extending standards hinged ateach end of said base adapted to removably sup port a sterilizingchamber at the upper ends thereof.

3. In a chiropodist case having a front portion pivoted at its loweredge, a sterilizer, a collapsible support therefor, said support beingpivoted on said front and comprising. hinged members adapted to befolded and moved with the front portion to a position in the chiropodistcase when the front is closed.

CHARLES A. GREENE.

